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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the pilgrim first begins saying the prayer, what is he using?
(a) His lips only.
(b) His heart and his lips.
(c) His mind.
(d) His heart.

2. How does Franny get to the restaurant manager's office?
(a) She crawls there after collapsing.
(b) She walks into it to speak with him.
(c) She chooses the wrong door.
(d) The bartender and Lane carry her.

3. What does Waker say of the way Zooey handled the loss of Seymour?
(a) He refused to attend the funeral.
(b) He was the only one who was bitter.
(c) He cried for a long time.
(d) He seemed indifferent.

4. What does Franny want to eat that upsets Bessie so much?
(a) Pudding.
(b) A cheeseburger.
(c) Grilled cheese.
(d) Soup.

5. What does Franny tell Lane is the reason why she can't lend him the pilgrim book that she has been reading?
(a) It is Zooey's.
(b) It is overdue.
(c) It is not hers to lend.
(d) She had stolen it.

6. Why don't Franny and Lane have dessert?
(a) There is nothing on the menu that they want.
(b) The waiter does not offer dessert.
(c) Franny does not like dessert.
(d) There is not enough time.

7. What should poets leave behind according to Franny?
(a) Poetry books.
(b) Something beautiful.
(c) Many poems.
(d) Sonnets.

8. As Franny tells Lane the story of the pilgrim, what does Lane do?
(a) He continues eating, yet he listens.
(b) He continuously interrupts her.
(c) He listens wholeheartedly.
(d) He ignores her and eats his food.

9. What time of year is it?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

10. What does Zooey do after Bessie leaves the bathroom?
(a) He stares at the closed door.
(b) He reads his manuscript.
(c) He throws the washcloth.
(d) He gets out of the tub.

11. What year is it when Zooey and Bessie are talking in the bathroom?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1955.

12. Who does Zooey say Bessie should invite to join them in the bathroom?
(a) Les.
(b) Franny.
(c) The girls from the school across the street.
(d) The painters.

13. Lane and Franny dine at Sickler's restaurant for what reason?
(a) It is the "in" place for college intellectuals.
(b) It is their favorite restaurant.
(c) There was nowhere else to go.
(d) They love the food.

14. What has really set Franny on a path of self-destruction?
(a) Her mother's crazy ways.
(b) A book that has made her question her existence.
(c) Her poor acting in the play.
(d) Her relationship with Lane.

15. What does Lane tell Franny right before she excuses herself from the lunch table a second time?
(a) She looks pale.
(b) She should eat.
(c) He tells her he loves her.
(d) She should stop obsessing over the prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Franny regret asking for Lane's olive?

2. Why doesn't Buddy go home after Seymour's funeral?

3. What grade did Lane get on his paper?

4. After telling her tale, Franny attempts to return to the bathroom. On the way what happens to her?

5. Where will Franny be staying during her visit?

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